Veizlu-sveinn

Old Norse Dictionary - veizlu-sveinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "veizlu-sveinn" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

veizlu-sveinn
m. a charity boy (= mod. niðr-seta), Nj. 15.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛁᛋᛚᚢ-ᛋᚢᛁᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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